Category: NRHA

Rural Residents Have Less Access to Special Needs Care

March 11, 2024

Rural Residents Have Less Access to Special Needs Care

According to the National Rural Health Association (NRHA), the patient-to-primary-care-physician ratio is about 39 physicians for every 100,000 people.

In many rural areas, this can create crucial gaps in care for children with special needs, whose families often struggle with transportation and accessibility of services.

Additionally, Rural Health Research Gateway offers a new recap on post-acute care in rural areas.

Read Crucial Gaps in Care Article

Read Recap on Post-acute care

Webinar: Achieving Birth-Friendly Status in Rural Hospitals, Tuesday, March 12

March 11, 2024

Webinar: Achieving Birth-Friendly Status in Rural Hospitals, Tuesday, March 12

Registration is now open for a four-part webinar series presented by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) in collaboration with the Rural Health Information Hub to support access to safe, high-quality maternity care in rural communities.

The first presentation, at 1 p.m. CDT March 12, will discuss achieving birth-friendly status in rural hospitals, including why it’s important to meet it.

“Birthing Friendly” is a designation to describe high-quality maternity care and was launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the fall of 2023. To earn the designation, hospitals attest to meeting a 2-component measure established by CMS.

Speakers will introduce the Birthing Friendly measure and discuss the why and how of meeting it.

The next two webinars in the Rural Maternal Health Series will take a deeper dive into how hospitals can engage with their state Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQCs) and standardize clinical care through implementing AIM patient safety bundles, developed by the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health.

Cost:

The webinar is FREE

When: Tuesday, March 12, 1:00 p.m. CT

Register Now

New JRH Articles on Rural Breast Cancer Disparities, More

March 5, 2024

New JRH Articles on Rural Breast Cancer Disparities, More

The National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA’s) Journal of Rural Health (JRH) recently published new articles on the following topics:

NRHA Now Accepting RHC, CAH Event Presentation Proposals

March 5, 2024

NRHA Now Accepting RHC, CAH Event Presentation Proposals

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is now accepting presentation proposals for the Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conference.

Conference Goals:

  • Share effective practices, policies and information
  • Provide insights and best practices addressing:
  • Access
  • Quality
  • Patient safety issues

Five interest tracks are available for CAH Conference submissions:

  • Innovation
  • Financial
  • Leadership
  • Quality
  • Best practices

This year’s events will be held Sept 24 – 27 in Kansas City, MO, NRHA’s hometown.

The deadline for submissions is May 31.

Learn More about NRHA RHC and CAH Conference

Submit Presentation Proposal

Elevate Your Leadership in 2024

February 5, 2024

Elevate Your Leadership in 2024

The National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA’s) CEO Certification Program is launching the ninth CEO Cohort in March 2024.

Program Highlights

  • Comprehensive curriculum made by rural hospital CEOs for rural hospital CEOs
  • Practical strategies and effective tools to grow knowledge base and leadership confidence
  • Exclusive networking opportunities with rural healthcare industry experts and rural hospital leaders like you

Kick Off Date: March 12, 2024, 4:00 p.m. EST

Learn More

Apply Today

24-Year-Old CEO on Why CAHs Struggle to Hire, Retain Leaders

February 1, 2024

24-Year-Old CEO on Why CAHs Struggle to Hire, Retain Leaders

Aidan Hettler, the 24-year-old CEO of Sedgwick County (Colorado) Health Center, initially did not believe he should be hired for the job.

Hettler acknowledges the fact that he was interviewed at all is a sign of a challenge many rural Colorado hospitals have face: difficulty hiring and retaining CEOs. “If it was not difficult to recruit, no, I probably would not have gotten an interview,” he says.

HealthLeaders offers tips for incoming hospital CEOs.

Scholarships Now Available for NRHA’s New Orleans Events

February 1, 2024

Scholarships Now Available for NRHA’s New Orleans Events

Registration is open for the National Rural Health Administration’s (NRHA’s) Annual Rural Health Conference, in New Orleans, May 6 – 10 and scholarships are available for those who would otherwise not be able to attend.

Scholarship Information:

  • Total individual scholarship award will be $1,500 to help offset the cost of:
    • Registration fees
    • Hotel accommodations
    • Travel expenses
      • Scholars are expected to provide their own funds to pay for any remaining expenses
  • Scholarship recipients will be notified of their award upon receipt and review of the application
    • Scholars will receive their award once they arrive at the conference
  • Scholarships funds are available for students and community members with a critical need for financial support with conference expenses
  • Scholarships will be awarded to people who meet the eligibility criteria and who are unable to attend without such support

Join hundreds of rural health leaders to help raise the standard for rural health with more than 80 innovative, practical, and cost-saving sessions and much more.

NRHA’s Annual Conference runs concurrently with:

Don’t forget to nominate your rural health heroes for NRHA’s 2024 Rural Health Awards and submit health equity research posters through February 8.

Learn More

Apply for Scholarship

NRHA Webinar – Reimagining Rural Health Marketing, March 7

January 29, 2024

NRHA Webinar – Reimagining Rural Health Marketing, March 7

Learn cost-effective techniques and insights for building patient volumes in primary care and outpatient procedures. Today’s rural health care consumer is savvy and selective, but they are also loyal if you form a meaningful relationship and experience.

When: Thursday, March 7, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. CST

Register Here

NRHA Webinar on Telehealth for Rural Hospitals

January 26, 2024

NRHA Webinar on Telehealth for Rural Hospitals

Rural health is the perfect environment to benefit from the renaissance in digital health. Join the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) for an insightful webinar, Bridging Gaps in Rural Health with the Telehealth Center of Excellence Framework for Mississippi Hospitals and Beyond. The University of Mississippi Medical (UMMC) takes center stage, sharing a telehealth framework for revolutionizing healthcare access in rural Mississippi.

This webinar will consolidate experience and insights to address the unique healthcare challenges faced by rural hospitals and help you discover how advanced telehealth technologies and dynamic virtual workforce solutions combine to reshape healthcare delivery, ensuring comprehensive and timely services for rural communities.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from UMMC, one of only two federally designated Centers of Excellence in Telehealth by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and Equum Medical.

When: Wednesday, March 6, 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. CST

Click Here to Register

Webinar on Rural Pediatrics ECHO

January 26, 2024

Webinar on Rural Pediatrics ECHO

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAPs’) National Rural Adolescent and Child Health’s (NRACH) Rural ECHO Learning Collaborative is intended for individuals who lead or are interested in le4arning about pediatric ECHOs targeting rural health care providers.

The NRACH ECHO Training Center will host ECHO programs for providers to help build capacity and provide ECHO immersion training and technical assistance to organizations interested in becoming an ECHO hub.

To join this learning collaborative click Here

To learn more, fill out this form

You can register to join throughout each quarter in 2024